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Oct 2023
55m 21s

Food with Shanti Chu

ELLIE ANDERSON, PH.D. AND DAVID PEñA-GUZMáN, PH.D.
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Ellie and David are serving… dinner! In episode 88 of Overthink, your favorite podcasters explore the philosophy of food, discussing everything from Glaucon’s plea for fancy meals in the Republic, to the rich ways in which food is intertwined with our individual and cultural identities. They welcome food critic and philosophy professor Shanti Chu for a livel ... Show More
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